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One-year-old North Port girl dies after going missing

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NORTH PORT, Fla. — After an intense search, a missing 1-year-old girl has died after being found in a canal in a North Port neighborhood.

According to investigators, the toddler, Ava Perry, was reported missing at 11 a.m. Officials say she had been missing since around 10 a.m.

During a news conference, officials announced crews found Ava in the canal in about four to five feet of water about a half mile from her home.

UPDATE: after all possible life-saving measures were taken, the child unfortunately passed away at around 1:20 p.m. today. There is still an extremely active investigation, so there are no further details at this time. As always, we will update when we receive more information.